Hi all, This is not an advertisement or name dropping exercise. About a month ago I asked for some info on what places you recomended for getting a spotting scope and the names that came up were Adelaide Optical and Bintel. Well, I can certainly say that Adelaide Optical have been fabulous and really went … Read more
See www.nytimes.com/2016/02/09/science/experience-science-count-birds-from-your-backyard.html “Last year more than 140,000 people from more than 100 countries classified nearly half of the world’s bird types during the four-day event. Included in the 5,090 different species identified in 2015 were two new bird species, the millpo tapaculo and Santa Marta screech-owl, which had never before been described in a scientific … Read more
Home to Woodhens and other charismatic birds see www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/09/trouble-in-paradise-lord-howe-island-divided-over-plan-to-exterminate-rats Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
See www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160210110634.htm Penguin parents: Inability to share roles increases their vulnerability to climate change Young penguins suffer at feeding time due to an inflexible division of parental duties Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
I just had call from the ABC in Karratha asking me if I knew anything about a large number (unknown how large) of Corella’s dropping dead in the Tom Price Area. I haven’t been in the Pilbara this summer but I would be interested to hear if anyone knows anything about it. Regards Chris Shaw … Read more